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{{Military | {{Infobox Military Unit | ||
|unit_name=''Battle Group X-Ray'' | |unit_name=''Battle Group X-Ray'' | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[Image:Battle_Group_X-Ray.png|250px]] | ||
|formed= | |formed= | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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**{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref> | **{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref> | ||
[[Task Force Yama]] | [[Task Force Yama]] | ||
*Three squadrons of Prowlers | *Three squadrons of Prowlers<ref name="hssc5"/> | ||
*1 {{Class|Point Blank| | *1 {{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} | ||
[[Task Force Pantea]] | [[Task Force Pantea]] | ||
*At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref> | *At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref> | ||
|nickname= | |nickname= | ||
|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]] | |battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', p. 1-10</ref> | ||
|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] | |commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/>}} | ||
{{Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.|Preston Cole, describing X-Ray going into the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] | {{Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.|Preston Cole, describing X-Ray going into the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="HWG"/>}} | ||
'''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]]. | '''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].<ref name="historiansnote"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Harvest=== | ===Harvest=== | ||
{{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}} | {{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}} | ||
On March 1, 2526, Battle Group X-Ray engaged the Covenant over Harvest. The engagement resulted in the destruction of 13 UNSC vessels and a single | On March 1, 2526, Battle Group X-Ray engaged the Covenant over Harvest. The engagement resulted in the destruction of 13 UNSC vessels and a single [[Covenant super-destroyer]].<ref name="HWG"/><ref name="historiansnote">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Historian's Note</ref> | ||
===SILENT STORM=== | ===SILENT STORM=== | ||
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===Post-2526=== | ===Post-2526=== | ||
The battle group was disbanded or transferred to another flag-officer sometime prior to the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], as Admiral Cole then commanded [[Battle Group India|UNSC Battle Group India]]. | The battle group was disbanded or transferred to another flag-officer sometime prior to the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], as Admiral Cole then commanded [[Battle Group India|UNSC Battle Group India]].<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/><ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 476-482</ref> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
===Main force=== | ===Main force=== | ||
Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s. | Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.<ref name="Harvest"/> | ||
*5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | *5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | **{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | ||
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**{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} | **{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} | **{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}} | **{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Midway}} | **{{UNSCShip|Midway}} | ||
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===Task Force Yama=== | ===Task Force Yama=== | ||
{{Main|Task Force Yama}} | {{Main|Task Force Yama}} | ||
*{{Class|Point Blank| | *{{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} | **{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} | ||
*{{Class|Razor|prowler}} | *{{Class|Razor|prowler}} | ||
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===Task Force Pantea=== | ===Task Force Pantea=== | ||
{{Main|Task Force Pantea}} | {{Main|Task Force Pantea}} | ||
*{{Class|Halberd| | *{{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}} | **{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Chaco}} | **{{UNSCShip|Chaco}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Cole.jpg|Admiral Preston Cole, commanding officer of Battle Group X-Ray. | |||
File:HWG_UNSCEverest_Bridge.png|The bridge of ''Everest'', Battle Group X-Ray's flagship. X-Ray is shown on the left side of the tac-map with the Covenant ship on the right. | File:HWG_UNSCEverest_Bridge.png|The bridge of ''Everest'', Battle Group X-Ray's flagship. X-Ray is shown on the left side of the tac-map with the Covenant ship on the right. | ||
File: | File:Space Battle.png|Battle Group X-Ray during the initial assault on the [[Covenant super-destroyer]]. | ||
File: | File:Coles Inspiration at Harvest.png|Admiral Cole reaches a eureka moment in the Second Battle of Harvest with X-Ray on his tac-map. | ||
File: | File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|Battle Group X-Ray destroys the Covenant ship at Harvest. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | {{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]] | [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]] | ||
